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Andrew Heller | MLive

About Me:

Andrew Heller has been a columnist for MLive since 1989. His column currently appears in 10 newspapers across the state. He has won 20 awards for writing excellence, proving there is no accounting for taste.

I don't know about yours, but in my office we look like the cast of the "The Walking Dead" on the first day of daylight saving. We shuffle back and forth to the break room moaning, "Coffee, must get cooooffee." Full story »

In reading the coverage of the latest Flint water advisory committee - which turned into a shouting match between community members and city leaders - it occurred to me that one of City Hall's biggest problems is it doesn't know how to communicate. Full story »

"All I'm saying is the people who are having such fun trashing Brian Williams - especially the ones saying his career should be over - could maybe find it in their hearts to be a little more forgiving." Full story »

Even if you don't care about minor league hockey, the fact that 2,700 people, as of this writing, have bothered to submit nicknames for Flint's new Ontario Hockey League team is good news. Full story »

The measles vaccine is so effective it's on the World Health Organization's list of the most important medicines. Yet here we find ourselves with a measles outbreak caused in part by non-believers. Full story »

State Rep. Sheldon Neeley isn't doing Flint any favors by saying in a letter to the governor last week that his constituents are on "the verge of civil unrest" over the city's funky water. Full story »

I'm with Erin Brockovich – and probably everybody else in Flint who doesn't work at City Hall: The city needs to stop making excuses, stop waiting for a savior and fix the problem now, not tomorrow or next week. Full story »

Your average State of the Union these days contains few insights, no surprises (thanks to the speech being released to media ahead of time) and little in the way of great oratory. Mostly, it's all boilerplate and positioning delivered according to a very weird format that has evolved over the years. Full story »

My lifetime battle against the evil that is the necktie has gained a new ally. The great Tim Duncan – the 6'11" veteran center for the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs– did not wear one when the team met the president at the White House last week. Full story »